Kiaeria is a genus of chasmataspidid, a group of extinct aquatic arthropods. It was originally classified as a xiphosuran of the monotypic family Kiaeriidae. However, in 2019, the British geologist and paleobiologist James C. Lamsdell assigned the genus to the order Chasmataspidida, possibly being a member of the family Chasmataspididae. Only one species has been assigned to this genus, K. limuloides.[1]

Kiaeria
Temporal range: Late Silurian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Kiaeria

Størmer, 1934
Species:
K. limuloides
Binomial name
Kiaeria limuloides
Størmer, 1934

References

edit
  1. ^ Lamsdell, James C. (2019). "A chasmataspidid affinity for the putative xiphosuran Kiaeria Størmer, 1934". Paläontologische Zeitschrift. 94 (3): 1–5. doi:10.1007/s12542-019-00493-8. S2CID 207914022.